Massachusetts organ donation registration is administered through the Donate Life New England website, LifeChoice, and the New England Organ Bank. You can also register through the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV).

The number of donors willing to make organ donations are not growing as quickly as the number of people who need them.

21 people in the United States die each day while waiting for organ and tissue transplants. The number of patients in the U.S. waiting for transplants is currently over 123,000 people. Even more are waiting for much-needed tissue transplants.

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Registering as an Organ Donor in Massachusetts

You can register to become an organ donor in Massachusetts either
online or inperson at your local RMV office .

Online

The RMV requires that you have a current Social Security number (SSN) on file to complete your registration online. If you do not have a SSN, you must visit your local MA RMV office to register or update your organ donor profile.

Being an organ donor means when you die, you agree to allow your body to be harvested for useable organs and tissues that could be donated to help another living human.

If you check the box "yes," you need to fill out an organ donor card to be registered as an official organ donor. A card will be sent to you with your photo license, which will arrive in the mail. You can also pick one up at any RMV office.

As soon as you get the card, you need to sign it in front of 2 witnesses. It's a good idea to have family members as witnesses, if possible. This is because next of kin will be asked to OK the organ/tissue donation even if the person in question has a signed donor card.

Once you have signed and mailed the donor card, it will be processed by the RMV. If you do it simultaneously with applying for a new license, your license will be marked with a red heart. Otherwise, the heart icon will be added the next time you renew or replace your license.